One who is cognizant; a person who beholds, or otherwise has personal knowledge of, anything; as, an eyewitness; an earwitness.
One who testifies in a cause, or gives evidence before a judicial tribunal; as, the witness in court agreed in all essential facts.
One who sees the execution of an instrument, and subscribes it for the purpose of confirming its authenticity by his testimony; one who witnesses a will, a deed, a marriage, or the like.
To see or know by personal presence; to have direct cognizance of.
To give testimony to; to testify to; to attest.
To see the execution of, as an instrument, and subscribe it for the purpose of establishing its authenticity; as, to witness a bond or a deed.
A vow is a purely religious act which cannot be taken in a fit of passion. It can be taken only with a mind purified and composed and with God as witness. Mahatma Gandhi
That the Jews assumed a right exclusively to the benefits of God will be a lasting witness against them and the same will it be against Christians. William Blake
Perfect Valor is to do, without a witness, all that we could do before the whole world. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Business underlies everything in our national life, including our spiritual life. Witness the fact that in the Lord's Prayer, the first petition is for daily bread. No one can worship God or love his neighbor on an empty stomach. Woodrow Wilson
witness in Afrikaans is bywoon
witness in Dutch is getuige
witness in German is Zeuge
witness in Italian is testimonio
witness in Latin is testimonium, testis
witness in Portuguese is testemunha
witness in Spanish is testigo
witness in Swedish is bevittna, vittna, vittne
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